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Title: Shells in nature
Post by: Tglad on January 23, 2011, 01:41:56 AM
An example of a shell fractal-
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VNo17Pm-wW4bQ6mHXeoKABMDRurGjgUg40UtVvsj2QBazfH8lDvs1ZzMo_KOQsDv1z1tNYA5xip5Q6mNg2aZtdHdOA=s512)
It is dents or hollows with many smaller dents inside, and even smaller dents inside these.

(http://www.freedomrun.net/pix/tg/xmc2.jpg)
Like a mould around a tree fractal.

This basins-inside-basins fractal can be seen in this crab and walnut shell too-
(http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/55098/55098,1143252297,15/stock-photo-crab-shell-inside-1122157.jpg)(http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/163930/163930,1288562122,2/stock-photo-open-empty-shutters-a-shell-of-a-walnut-and-the-whole-walnut-on-a-background-with-reflection-and-a-64122664.jpg)

And this leaf is also a shell-
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/FXoymvnPRR_xWbW1RM6drKalFSbb7UtcoSBBt5zJsmsEGMzcqumFonEU0TMEPAS6kflqNmM99Xp4SGuHtTbjugNzgw=s512)

Please post if you find any better or other examples  :)

Title: Re: Shells in nature
Post by: Tglad on January 28, 2011, 12:34:47 AM
Zhong Dong cave in China...
(http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20070215&t=2&i=385789&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=700&pl=300&r=385789)
People live in it, and there is a school in it



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